Elitists or Average Joes? The Scoop on Homeschoolers
What does the public think of homeschool families? In the last few months, I have heard from a number of sources that we are considered elitists. My first reaction? Why in the world would they think that? We're just Average Joes. After further reflection, I realized: In attempt to defend our choice of schooling our children at home, many homeschool families develop a "thick skin" and defensive attitude, which may come off as: "We're better than you." I hope that my previous articles regarding homeschooling have not cast that light on us. If so, that was not my intent. In order to shed some light on our point of view and the way we represent homeschooling, I'd like to share what an average day is like for my family: After breakfast, we spend 1 1/2 hours doing schoolwork. My daughter works diligently at her reading, writing, spelling and math. My preschoolers watch videos and play games to learn their alphabet and numbers. We ...